Chancellor's Scholarship

The Chancellor’s Scholarship Program awards a limited number of full-tuition scholarships to students interested in pursuing careers in public interest law.

Scholarship recipients typically have an exemplary academic record (3.2 GPA or higher and LSAT of 158 or higher) and can demonstrate, through academic or professional history, significant public service activities prior to coming to law school.

Application Process

The Chancellor’s Scholarship requires an additional application, due by February 15th. Scholarship recipients will be notified in mid-March.

Students should apply for admission to Denver Law, first, and then submit a separate application for the Chancellor’s Scholarship Program. We recommend completing your application for admission by February 1st.

To apply, please submit the following documents:

1. Chancellor’s Scholarship Application
2. An essay, of not more than two pages, describing your background and experience, emphasizing your public interest involvement.
3. Resume that lists all previous public interest involvement along with other work experience and activities.
4. Two letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your previous or present public interest activities.

Submission instructions: The essay and resume can be uploaded to your Chancellor’s Scholarship Application. Letters of recommendation can be mailed or emailed to our office, at the following address:

If you would like to use a recommendation letter from your JD application, please email a request, with the recommender’s name, to admissions@law.du.edu.Important: If using a letter from your JD application, be sure that the recommender is familiar with your public interest activities and has addressed those in the recommendation.

Program Requirements

Students accepted as Chancellor’s Scholars must demonstrate their commitment by maintaining a high degree of involvement in the public interest sector. After their first year of law school, students are expected to complete at least ten hours of public service work every week during the school term. Examples of organizations in the community where Chancellor’s Scholars have volunteered include:

ACLU

CASA

Center for Biological Justice

Center for the Rights of Parents with Disabilities

Colorado Public Defender

El Centro Humanitario para Los Trabajadores

Human Rights Advocacy Center

Legal Aid

Project Safeguard

Public Safety Review Commission

The Color of Justice, Inc.

The Legal Center

SafeHouse Denver

Chancellor’s Scholars are also expected to participate in public interest activities on campus and to be active in the Chancellor’s Scholars student organization.

The Chancellor’s Scholars student organization is the student-run service and social arm of the scholarship program. Through the organization, the Scholars have a great opportunity to get to know each other, through social events and a formal mentoring program that matches up first year Scholars with second and third years. The Scholars run themselves much like any other organization on campus, hosting events, bringing in speakers, and organizing service opportunities in the community.